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Which laptop should i buy under 500$?

khamaar

Posted 13 September 2012 - 11:27 AM

khamaar

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Here are my requirements,

i-I want to be an HP laptop under 500$
ii- Im in college so i'd want it to run smoothly those basic softwares for me like MATLAB, AUTOCAD, ADOBE softwares
iii- SINCE im in college, i'd also want a laptop that could reasonably entertain me through games and other multimedia stuff.
iv- Last but not the least, im running a very low budget ()

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phillpower2

Posted 13 September 2012 - 03:00 PM

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Hello khamaar

I am afraid that anything other than the high end notebooks such as the Dell Alienware range will disappoint you gaming wise, this is down to them not having very good graphics chips which in turn is due to them not being able to provide the amount of power a good video chip/card requires which is typically a minimum of 300W and above, a notebook battery simply cannot provide such power.

For your other stated use you want a minimum of 8GB of Ram and a faster HDD that has a larger storage capacity than the one you mention in your OP, new and only $19 more expensive than the refurbished one you have enquired about http://www.tigerdire...9670&CatId=4935 the CPU unfortunately is not as fast as the i5

Macboatmaster

Posted 15 September 2012 - 07:09 AM

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I may be wrong but I thought that the question had been answered

If you prefer the spec of the recondtioned one with three months warrantry, against the one sent with the link by my good colleague phillpower2, with its larger HDD 750GB as against 500 and apart from the sllightly lesser spec of the porcessor, a better overall spec than the one you mention, then clearly go for your choice

Some people willl only buy computers with Intel processors. Some people actually prefer the AMD processor

Any laptop will overheat if it is used inappropriately - indeed on your lap.

You said

i-I want to be an HP laptop under 500$

If it has to be HP and it has to be under 500$ then your choice is a little limited I think.

I regret that you consider your questions unanswered and find the provided information - inconclusive

May I suggest that YOU search the reviews of the laptop you are considering the refurbished model and the one my colleague suggested

khamaar

Posted 16 September 2012 - 01:30 AM

Macboatmaster

Posted 16 September 2012 - 07:46 AM

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You asked

will the HP g4 laptop that i am talking about, run GTA IV with its dedicated 1gb graphics card and 4 gb ram and i5 processor

The answer is, however it is worded, look at the requirements of the game and look at the reviews for the laptop, especially on the forum for Grand Theft Auto and see if firstly the laptop matches the requirements of the game, and then see if there are any reports of the laptop being used for GTA and what was the opinion of the user.

If you know the system requirements of GTA 1V and the ideal specification to run the game then the purpose of the question - Will the HP g4 run GTA? escapes me.

I thought I made the position clear when I said

as of course, anyone responding to your post can only offer more definitive advice, if they have actual experience of those particular laptops.

I do not have actual experience of using those latops, so I provided the help I could using my knowledge of computers in general.

I regret that you found the adice offered by my colleague phillpower2 and myself unhelpful.